11 m. ago Who won Bake Off 2025? Jasmin wins series as she impresses judges with her 'incredible' baking

Jasmine was crowned the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2025 during Tuesday night's final.

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24 m. ago Police issue statement after Stockport station evacuated and bomb disposal teams called to 'suspicious' suitcase

All trains were stopped through the station and nearby homes were evacuated

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32 m. ago A New Jersey woman tried to sue a theme park for harassment after kids called her a ‘Karen.’ A court threw the case out

The woman was called a “Karen” and a “white b----” by children at the park, according to the suit

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38 m. ago Norway suspends $2.1tn oil fund’s ethics rules to avoid selling Big Tech stakes

Jens Stoltenberg says move will avoid forced sale of shares in Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet over their work for Israel

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57 m. ago 'Do not travel' warning issued after 'suspicious' suitcase sees bomb disposal teams called to Stockport station

Trains have been held around Stockport train station after a "suspicious" item was found

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93 m. ago Teen boy arrested and charged after 'assault' at Scots school

Officers were called to Gracemount High School in Edinburgh after the alarm was raised shortly after lunchtime on Tuesday.

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1 hour ago Stockport station LIVE: People hide in pub as bomb squad called and trains axed

A cordon was place at Stockport train station this evening, with bomb disposal crews at the scene - people were evacuated and hit in pubs after a 'suspicious' suitcase was found

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1 hour ago Strictly's Balvinder Sopal 'left confused' by judges in 'I don't know' admission

The EastEnders actress was in the dance-off for the third time on the BBC dancing competition

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1 hour ago Calls for health warnings on popular meats after evidence of cancer risks

Experts argue that these ham and bacon pose a cancer risk that successive UK governments have failed to address

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2 h. ago Police called after ‘lion’ spotted roaming around woodlands but they found something different

An initially unidentified animal was caught on camera prowling through woods last week - but thankfully it wasn't the blood-thirsty beast some thought it could be

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2 h. ago LIVE: Cordon in place and bomb disposal units called to 'suspicious' suitcase on Stockport train station footbridge

A cordon is in place, trains have been cancelled and nearby homes have been evacuated

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2 h. ago LIVE: Bomb disposal units called to 'suspicious' suitcase on Stockport train station footbridge

A cordon was in place, trains cancelled and nearby homes have been evacuated

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2 h. ago Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood makes 'retirement' admission as he's 'feeling great' after milestone

He is currently back alongside his fellow judges on the hit BBC One dance show as the 2025 series continues

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing legend says it 'doesn't make sense' as they slam judges

The most recent weekend in the ballroom was a spooky one as it was the BBC One show's annual Halloween special

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2 h. ago Gun cops rush to school with pupils & teachers evacuated as boy, 17, arrested for ‘bomb hoax’ after call from staff

A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of a "bomb hoax" - after terrified teachers alerted cops and evacuated the school. The 17-year-old was taken into custody after armed police raced to St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol in response to a "possible risk" on Tuesday. Avon and Somerset Police said: "One person has...

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2 h. ago Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, UN secretary general says

António Guterres calls for the violence to end but there appears little appetite for ceasefire proposed by USThe UN secretary general, António Guterres has said the war in Sudan is spiralling out of control as he called for a halt to the fighting and an end to the violence.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which are reportedly backed by the United Arab Emirates, seized El Fasher in Darfur last week after a near 18-month siege. Some of its soldiers have posted videos of civilians being shot, including in the town’s maternity hospital. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people

Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas ‘disastrous’ and a ‘massacre’Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said his government will seek an independent investigation into what he called a “disastrous” police “massacre” that left at least 121 people dead.Four officers and at least 117 others were killed when police launched a major assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas, the Complexo do Alemão and the Complexo da Penha, early last Tuesday to execute 100 arrest warrants. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago US government heads to longest shutdown as Trump resists calls to talk

President under pressure to end stand-off that has put food supplies to millions of Americans at risk

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3 h. ago Chelsea have £150m buffer against fines from FA, say football finance experts

Revelation may make points deduction or suspension from competition over Abramovich-era breaches more likelyChelsea FC would be unaffected by any financial penalty for alleged breaches of Football Association (FA) rules during the Roman Abramovich era, football finance experts have said, after corporate filings revealed its owners have a £150m cushion against the cost.Clearlake, a consortium led by the US investor Todd Boehly, agreed to pay Abramovich £2.5bn for Chelsea in 2022, shortly after the Russian oligarch was sanctioned by the UK government over his links to Vladimir Putin. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago College appeals ruling blocking Miami land transfer for Trump presidential library

The board of a South Florida college is appealing a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking officials from giving away a parcel of prime Miami real estate so it can be used for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library

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